With elevations ranging from 5000 feet with a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem to mixed conifers at 9000 feet, the South Mogollon Rim is comprised of many diverse species of plants and animals from ducks to lizards.

Evaluation of drill cuttings for determination of formation change using particle-size analysis, San Diego, California
Andreas Polis
B.S. Candidate
Department of Geological Sciences
San Diego State University
Advisor Dr. Eleanore Robbins
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ABSTRACT
The Municipality of San Diego is reliant on imported water and is in need of control over future water supplies. Outside factors affecting imported supply...

Evaluation of drill cuttings for determination of formation change using particle-size analysis, San Diego, California
Andreas Polis
B.S. Candidate
Department of Geological Sciences
San Diego State University
Advisor Dr. Eleanore Robbins
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ABSTRACT
The Municipality of San Diego is reliant on imported water and is in need of control over future water supplies. Outside factors affecting imported supply...

Calibrating the onset of weathering in saprock: An initial step
Anthony Norton
B.S. Candidate
Department of Geological Sciences
San Diego State University
Advisor Dr. Gary Girty
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ABSTRACT
Saprock is that part of the regolith in which more than 20% of the weatherable minerals are chemically or texturally altered. In the Peninsular Ranges of southern California, saprock is a ubiquitous feature of the...

Provenance Investigation of the Early Tertiary “Rim Gravels”: Implications for Cenozoic Evolution of the Colorado Plateau
Brian Tillquist
M.S. Candidate
Department of Geological Sciences
San Diego State University
Advisor Dr. David Kimbrough
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ABSTRACT
The early Tertiary “Rim gravels” were deposited by northerly and easterly flowing fluvial systems across the boundary of the southwestern...

Provenance Investigation of the Early Tertiary “Rim Gravels”: Implications for Cenozoic Evolution of the Colorado Plateau
Brian Tillquist
M.S. Candidate
Department of Geological Sciences
San Diego State University
Advisor Dr. David Kimbrough
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ABSTRACT
The early Tertiary “Rim gravels” were deposited by northerly and easterly flowing fluvial systems across the boundary of the southwestern...